A Polish Touch at the Buenos Aires Architecture Biennial! Robert Konieczny, founder of the KWK Promes studio, will be among the speakers at one of the most important events in the world of architecture. What will he discuss at La Bienal Internacional de Arquitectura de Buenos Aires?
Since 1985, Buenos Aires has been the venue for one of the most important international architectural events— the Bienal Internacional de Arquitectura de Buenos Aires. Over the past 40 years, participants in this event have included Zaha Hadid, Norman Foster, Rem Koolhaas, Jean Nouvel, Richard Rogers, Álvaro Siza, Toyo Ito, Alejandro Aravena, and Bjarke Ingels, among others.
PLATO Contemporary Art Gallery in Ostrava
photo: Juliusz Sokołowski © KWK Promes
During this year’s jubilee edition of the 20th Buenos Aires Architecture Biennial, themed HABITAR —“to inhabit”— Robert Konieczny, founder of the KWK Promes studio, will speak on October 7, 2026.
His lecture will focus on architecture that addresses the challenges of climate change. The architect will discuss, among other things, the unconventional use of greenery and mobility as a tool for transforming space and generating energy. The presentation will serve as an opportunity to demonstrate how these issues translate into specific design solutions developed by KWK Promes.
— reports the KWK Promes studio.
Przełomy Dialogue Center – selective greening to preserve the functional qualities of a plaza that serves thousands of people
© KWK Promes
Robert Konieczny at the Buenos Aires Architecture Biennial
The highlight of the Buenos Aires Architecture Biennial will be an international conference running from October 5 to 10, 2026, to be held in the Amigos del Bellas Artes auditorium at the National Museum of Fine Arts. In addition to Robert Konieczny, speakers at the Bienal Internacional de Arquitectura de Buenos Aires will include Smiljan Radić Clarke, winner of the 2026 Pritzker Prize. The conference will be accompanied by a series of additional events scattered throughout the city, including the main exhibition titled“HABITAR.”
